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- Books will be signed around the author's schedule, therefore, we cannot *always* ship your order the day the book releases. This is a fluid process that will vary from signing to signing.

September 21, 2011

Meeting with Author Rachel Hawkins + Giveaway!

Hi everyone!

On Friday, September 16th, Wanda and I visited The Voracious Reader in Larchmont, NY because author Rachel Hawkins would be there talking about her series, Hex Hall. I am huge fan and just recently Wanda read and loved Hex Hall. It's a really good series and I think everyone of all ages can read it.

Rachel talked about her home town, writing the series, her characters and what she is working on next. Afterward she signed a couple of books and took some pictures. Rachel is working on a spin off series with some new characters. I am really excited to read it. After meeting Rachel, I can honestly say that her main character Sophie, is exactly like her. She was so funny and had all of us cracking up in our seats. I am really happy we got the chance to meet her. The Voracious Reader is always having great events and what I like best about it is, the events are not rushed and you get personal time with the authors. They also have a great staff and the owner always has some kind of goodies to go along with the event. If you're ever in Larchmont or even New Rochelle, stop by The Voracious Reader. We love that bookstore!

Here are a couple of photos from the event...

Cell phone photos don't really come out great, but I never learn lol.

Wanda, Rachel Hawkins and I

Even though I am holding SPELL BOUND in my hands, it really was just the cover on HEX HALL. LOL I wish I had Spell Bound! lol

Wanda and I chipped in together and got a copy of Hex Hall, and a Demon Glass bag to giveaway to one lucky follower. They are both signed by Rachel Hawkins.

ONE PERSON will WIN a signed copy of Hex Hall (paperback) and a signed bag of Demon Glass.

This giveaway is **US ONLY - If you are outside the US and are willing to cover your own shipping cost, you are more than welcome to enter.Contest Ends Sunday, 9/25. Winner will be chosen by Random.org

To enter all you have to do is leave a comment with your NAME and EMAIL address, and answer the follow question:

If you could be a witch, but only have one power, what power would you choose and why?

Please DO NOT forget to leave your NAME and E-MAIL. If you have a BLOG, feel free to leave that as well, but not a must.

We would really appreciate it if you spread the word about this giveaway, but it is not a must, nor would you get any extra entries. We want to make this a fun giveaway :-)

If I could have a witch power it would be to transfigure things into other things. I would be really convenient at times when you really need a pair of scissors but all you have are your car keys to open something.

GFC: Arianne Cruzemail: cruz042@csusm.eduhttp://ariannecruz07.blogspot.comIf I was a witch, I would choose the power to heal. It's cliche but there's so much going on in the world today, having a disease should be one less thing to worry about.

P.S. I don't know if you've gotten my tweets but I received (Anna Dressed in Blood) last week.

I want to fly. I've wanted to fly since I was a little girl. I used to think that everyone secretly could, and all I had to do was figure out how. By the way, awesome giveaway! I love Rachel Hawkins! I'm from Alabama too. :)

If I was a witch, I'd want to be able to compel people. I would only use it for good of course! And maybe if I wanted a certain thing from a store but I didn't have money... Lol! (I mean, seriously, if you had the power to compel people, you're really telling me you wouldn't compel someone to give you a brand new computer or a car or something?)

I love this series- Sophie's voice gets in my head all the time at work to try and get me in trouble!One power? I'd want to be able to grow things, a magical green thumb of sorts. Not only lovely, but also very handy, especially when there's so much hunger. And think of the gardens!~Dotrequiemofrain(at)hotmail(dot)comhttp://dothutchison.wordpress.com

Wow! What an amazing giveaway! I LOVED Hex Hall and Demonglass and can't wait to grab a copy of Spellbound! How lucky you had this opportunity to meet this fabulous author. If I were a witch, I would like the ability to read minds. I know that this kind of ability could be a double edged sword but it would still be great to know what people are really thinking.

Oh wow, only one power.... hmmm.... I guess it depends on if I live in danger. If so, I'd want to be able to have a defensive power like throwing fire balls or something. But if I live in peace, then I would want to be able to be able to borrow any other witches power. That sounds like fun.

Awe thanks for the chance!!! i"ve been needing to get my hands on these books! Let's see if I was a witch I'd want Paige's powers from the show Charmed. I loved that she was a 'special' kind of a witch. Altho, Piper's was pretty awesome too! :)

My power as a witch would be to fly...it is a type of freedom I dream about. Your cell phone photos look great, btw! Wish I could have been there. Please enter me in the contest.Jeanette Blanco: jjcha_cha(AT)ymail(DOT)com

If you could be a witch, but only have one power, what power would you choose and why?

As a procrastinator who does her best work last minute, even though she hates the stress and tries to do it earlier, I'd love the power to freeze or stop time... just for a few seconds. I've been watching Charmed a lot recently and I LOVE that power. Just imagine the anxiety it would spare you!

that is so very cool that you got to meet her. I don't know how you guys do it all the time...all the giveaways. I'd be so broke :( This is an awesome giveaway. I like low key book stores too. Very personal unlike B&N and so forth. If I had one power as a witch it would be mind control or maybe just be able to fly. I think mind control speaks for itself but I'd try not to use it doing bad things. To be able to fly...that would be awesome too. No more traffic ;) Thanks so much for the contest.TanyaTanyaw1224(at)yahoo(dot)com

What a great giveaway! I love this series and can't wait to get my hands on the next book. If I was a witch my power would be time travel. I've always wanted to be able to see how people lived in different times and I think it would be awesome to have the ability to jump from time to time.

The event looks like so much fun! And I LOVE that bag! I've been wanting my own copy of Hex Hall and a signed one would be AWESOME!

If I were a witch I think I'd want to be able to heal. Watching my kids get sick or hurt is hard and if I were able to make them better it would be awesome! Plus I get HORRIBLE headaches, so being able to heal myself of them would be a huge bonus!

Hmm, just one ... well, perhaps the ability to travel forward or backward in time. Sure, there are things I would like to be able to go back into the past and change but I think I would just really love to visit time periods long past and/or see what the distant future would be like.

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